Having Your Cake

After a particularly heavy and delicious dinner, my father customarily asks, "What's for dessert?" often referencing an imaginary double-decker fudge cake that our imaginary maid has slaved over all day.



The recipe for this cake is simple enough, considering I used a box mix for the actual cake.
Since ease and speed were the goals of this whole operation, I used the recipe for chocolate frosting on the back of our Hershey's Cocoa container. If you are interested in making the cake as well, there's also a recipe for a corresponding cake on the label.



I have to say that the cake was pretty good, but the frosting was spectacular. The consistency was perfectly spreadable, but stiff enough to hold its shape; the balance between sugar and chocolate was ultimately delicious.

Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Frosting
Makes about 2 cups

1/2 cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a glass container, melt the butter in the microwave. Add cocoa to melted butter.

Alternately add the powdered sugar and milk, beating on medium speed, until spreading consistency is reached.

If needed, add more milk. Stir in vanilla. Frost your cake!